Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Community Service And Leadership
Soft Skills And Competencies
Publications
Training And Workshops
Timeline
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Damilola Joseph Anifowose

Linden,NJ

Summary

I am a business minded professional with over 5 years of experience advising businesses, backed by a solid legal background and a strong interest in management and administration. I am detailed with exceptional communication and project management skills. I have a proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast paced environments. I'm recognized for taking a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with a focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Associate

Foreshores legal
Ogudu, Lagos
01.2022 - Current
  • Providing tax advisory services, assisting clients with tax planning and compliance
  • Drafting of deeds and legal letters, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations
  • Preparing property leases and purchase agreements, facilitating smooth real estate transactions
  • Conducting property due diligence and preparing comprehensive reports for clients

Partner

Allen and Brooks Legal Practice
Victoria Island, Lagos
11.2019 - 12.2021
  • Advising clients on tax structuring and regulations
  • Conducting searches at the land registry and corporate affairs commission
  • Drafting of contracts agreements, Deeds, and letters
  • Advise on tax structuring for commercial contracts for goods and services
  • Review of various client agreements such as lease agreements and distributorship agreements among others

NYSC Associate

Federal Inland Revenue Service
12.2018 - 09.2019
  • Company Overview: Micro and Small Tax Office Ikoyi Lagos (The Returns Payment Processing Department)
  • Assisted in the examination and Review of accounts
  • Raising provisional accounts
  • Processing tax position forms for Tax Clearance Certificates
  • Writing letters to taxpayers after desk review and assessment
  • Preparing court processes with guided supervision
  • Conducting research on tax matters
  • Representing the revenue service at reconciliatory meetings
  • Preparation of witnesses for pre-trial conference
  • Micro and Small Tax Office Ikoyi Lagos (The Returns Payment Processing Department)

Marketing Intern

Business Law Academy
, Lagos
07.2016 - 08.2016
  • Assisted in proofreading drafts of articles submitted by lawyers in the firm for compilation and publishing of a textbook on the legal framework for SMEs in Nigeria
  • Worked on social media campaigns both on Twitter and Instagram for the 2016 edition of the Canterbury Summer Camp University of Kent (UK) and the Undergraduate Business Summit Tinapa Calabar
  • Represented the Academy in phone dialogues and correspondences with members of the general public

Education

MBA - In progress

Trine University
Michigan
01.2025 - Current

LL.M - Masters of Law

Nigerian Law school

Call to the Nigerian Bar - undefined

Nigerian Law school
11.2017 - 07.2018

L.L.B. Hons. - Second Class Upper Division

Afe Babalola University, Ado - Ekiti
09.2012 - 01.2017

Senior Secondary School Certificate - 7 Distinctions and 2 Credits

Roseful International High School
Osogbo, Osun State
09.2006 - 06.2012

Skills

  • Microsoft Office

  • Excel

  • Team Leadership

Strong communication skill

Affiliations

  • Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, Associate Member
  • Nigerian Society of International Law, Member

Community Service And Leadership

  • 2020 - 2024, Local government state representative coordinator, Coordinated multiple vaccination programs, including those for COVID-19, measles, and polio.
  • 2019 - 2020, Technical Coordinator, Coordinated the Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Net campaign in Osogbo, Osun State.
  • 2018, Member, Served in the Red Cross during National Youth Service.
  • 2017, Founding Member, The Riverwood Switch Foundation.
  • 2016 - 2017, Judge, Law Student’s Society, Afe Babalola University.

Soft Skills And Competencies

  • Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Team Leadership

Publications

  • Anifowose, D. J., Ikubanni, O. O., Interrogating the Impact of Federalism on Clean Energy Transition: A Comparative Study of Nigeria, the United States of America, and Australia, Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, 15, 3, 344-375, 2024
  • Anifowose, D. J., Ikubanni, O. O., Oyebanji, A. O., Antai, G. O., Okpoko, M., An examination of property tax within the context of fiscal federalism in Nigeria, NIU Journal of Humanities, 9, 2, 39-50, 2024
  • Anifowose Damilola Joseph, The Taxing power of Value Added Tax in relation to Fiscal Federalism in Nigeria, AJLEE, 4, 1, 2023
  • Anifowose Damilola Joseph, Personal Income Tax and Fiscal Federalism in Nigeria: The Way Forward, University of Port Harcourt Journal of Public Law, 6, 2024

Training And Workshops

  • Online Master Certification in Immunization Mid-Level Management, World Health Organization, 2021
  • Management Accounting, ACCA, 2019
  • Training workshop on skills development and training on modern tax administration, Dauzi Consulting, 08/18
  • Chartered Arbitrators of Nigeria’s Examination, 2017
  • Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3), CERTIPORT INC., 2013

Timeline

MBA - In progress

Trine University
01.2025 - Current

Senior Associate

Foreshores legal
01.2022 - Current

Partner

Allen and Brooks Legal Practice
11.2019 - 12.2021

NYSC Associate

Federal Inland Revenue Service
12.2018 - 09.2019

Call to the Nigerian Bar - undefined

Nigerian Law school
11.2017 - 07.2018

Marketing Intern

Business Law Academy
07.2016 - 08.2016

L.L.B. Hons. - Second Class Upper Division

Afe Babalola University, Ado - Ekiti
09.2012 - 01.2017

Senior Secondary School Certificate - 7 Distinctions and 2 Credits

Roseful International High School
09.2006 - 06.2012

LL.M - Masters of Law

Nigerian Law school

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